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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Join journalist and author Symeon Brown for a discussion of his new book, The Good, the Black and the Boujee, together with Clive Chijioke Nwonka and @baronesslolayoung.bsky.social. 📅 20 October 2026 🎟️ Register: buff.ly/2ZNbDUk

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The good, the black and the boujee | Losses and gains of class aspiration

6:30pm Tues 20 Oct | Symeon Brown, Dr Clive Chijioke Nwonka | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

📝 @aycacu.bsky.social's @versobooks.bsky.social article titled "Notes on Campist Internationalism" has been translated into Chinese. The article offers a sharp critique of "campist" left politics and discusses the potential for an internationalism from below. Read it here ➡️ buff.ly/BnbYmao

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Notes on Campist Internationalism

This was a talk delivered at a panel on The Question of Internationalism: Between Marxism and Anarchism at the Historical Materialism Conference in London that took place on 9 November 2025. You can…

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

What can we make of humanism’s complex legacies in the face of critiques that centre its complicity with racism, sexism, colonialism, and anthropocentrism? Join Ayça Çubukçu at this event next week with Paul Gilroy and Lola Olufemi. ibraaz.org/whats-on/ret...

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Rethinking Humanism | Ibraaz

Paul Gilroy and Ayça Çubukçu, with Lola Olufemi

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Ayça Çubukçu @aycacu.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Colleagues in and around University of Cambridge, İ will be giving a talk at a day-long conference on the colonial histories and critical futures of humanism on September 28. All invited. www.sociology.cam.ac.uk/events/rethi... @lsesociology.bsky.social @lsehumanrights.bsky.social

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Rethinking Humanism Conference | Department of Sociology

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

🔬 Last month BSc Sociology student Vidya Martin participated in LSE's Inaugural Impact Research Lab, an intensive 9-day programme open to all LSE undergraduate students that focuses on a challenge set by a partner organisation. Find out more about the Lab ➡️ info.lse.ac.uk/current-stud...

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Reforms to asylum and refugee policy announced by the Home Office are already negatively impacting asylum seekers and refugees, even before they're implemented. This @lsepoliticsblog.bsky.social article provides first hand testimonials on the effects of the reforms.

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What do Home Office reforms mean for refugee children growing up in poverty? | LSE British Politics

The reforms to asylum and refugee policy anounced by the Home Office are already having a negative impact on assylum seekrs and their children.

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

We're delighted to be joined this evening by Professor Julian Go, who is delivering a talk on police militarisation in the UK and US. This event explores how imperial tactics reshape these so-called liberal democracies. #LSEEvents #LSESociology

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🚔 How do liberal democracies come to embrace militarised policing? Join us tonight for a public lecture at LSE on empire, race and policing with @juliango.bsky.social, @aaronreeves.bsky.social and Mahvish Ahmad 💻 In‑person & online

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Professor Julian Go | Is liberal militarisation possible?

6.30pm Wed 27 May | Professor Julian Go, Dr Mahvish Ahmad, Professor Aaron Reeves | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

📣 Today at LSE: How do states turn citizens into “traitors”? Join Ilyas Chattha for a public lecture on citizenship, captivity and post‑colonial state violence, drawing on his book Citizens to Traitors. 🕒 3pm to 4.30pm 📍 Wolfson Theatre, LSE

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Free LSE Sociology and LSE Human Rights Event | Citizens to traitors: Bengali internment in Pakistan, 1971–1974

Thursday 20 May | 6pm | Free and public event at LSE

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🎙 Join us next week for a public lecture on empire, race and the militarisation of policing with Julian Go (University of Chicago), in conversation with Dr Mahvish Ahmad and Prof Aaron Reeves at LSE. 📅 Wed 27 May 💻 In‑person & online #LSEEvents #LSESociology

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Professor Julian Go | Is liberal militarisation possible?

6.30pm Wed 27 May | Professor Julian Go, Dr Mahvish Ahmad, Professor Aaron Reeves | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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Julian Go @juliango.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Looking forward to speaking in London next week on why liberal democracies create militarized police readied for authoritarian rule (spoiler alert: the answer is not about whether you have liberal or right wing leaders but rather is about histories of colonialism).

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Are you interested in politics, leadership or making a difference beyond university? Parliamentors brings together students to develop leadership skills, build networks and create community impact with mentorship from MPs and peers. The 2026/27 cohort is now recruiting ➡️ buff.ly/2rhcZBp

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Ayça Çubukçu @aycacu.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Here is the video recording of Professor @robin-c.bsky.social's thought-provoking lecture at the LSE, "Migration as Anti-Fascist Movement? Rethinking the Question of Solidarity": www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW-P... @lsesociology.bsky.social @lsehumanrights.bsky.social

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Migration as anti-fascist movement? Rethinking the question of solidarity

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Ayça Çubukçu @aycacu.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Was delighted to host @robin-c.bsky.social of @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social at @lsesociology.bsky.social. He gave a most thought-provoking lecture on migration as anti-fascist movement as our 12th Annual Internationalism, Cosmopolitanism & Politics of Solidarity Lecture. @lsehumanrights.bsky.social

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Who becomes a “traitor”? And why? Join us at #LSE next week to explore citizenship, captivity and post‑colonial state violence in this public lecture based on the new book "Citizens to Traitors". 🗓 20 May, 3pm 📍 LSE

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Free LSE Sociology and LSE Human Rights Event | Citizens to traitors: Bengali internment in Pakistan, 1971–1974

Thursday 20 May | 6pm | Free and public event at LSE

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🏆 Congratulations to LSE Sociology students Oli Ahmed, Yu Xin Chang and Freya Eke-Cunis, who have all been nominated for LSE's Volunteer of the Year! The awards recognise students who go above and beyond the call of duty to support a voluntary cause or organisation.

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Volunteer Centre awards 2026: Volunteer of the Year Nominees - LSE Volunteer Centre

The LSE Volunteer Centre has received some fantastic nominations for the LSE Volunteer of the Year Award 2026! Students have been nominated by charities, fellow LSE students and LSE members of staff.…

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

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Free LSE Sociology and LSE Human Rights Event | Citizens to traitors: Bengali internment in Pakistan, 1971–1974

Thursday 20 May | 6pm | Free and public event at LSE

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"Don’t underestimate the value you bring. Speak up, take space and lean on the resources around you. And if you’re considering applying to LSE—do it." We spoke to MSc Human Rights alumna Selena about her journey after graduation and her advice for current students.

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Alumni spotlight | Selena Chávez

Selena Chávez, MSc Human Rights alumni, reflects on how her time at LSE shaped her career and life.

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

"My MSc in Human Rights added a new lens, an analytical framework that helped me explore the origins of human rights, the theories behind them and how justice movements have unfolded around the world." We spoke to Selena Chávez about her journey after graduating in 2020.

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Alumni spotlight | Selena Chávez

Selena Chávez, MSc Human Rights alumni, reflects on how her time at LSE shaped her career and life.

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

We're delighted to be joined by Robin Celikates this evening as he delivers our Annual Internationalism, Cosmopolitanism and the Politics of Solidarity Lecture. His talk considers how migration has transformed social relations and what this reveals about solidarity today.

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

📚 Citizens to Traitors: Bengali internment in Pakistan, 1971–1974 Ilyas Chattha will discuss his book on Bengali internment after the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War and the making of “traitors” by the state. 🕒 Wed 20 May, 3pm 📍 Wolfson Theatre, LSE

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Free LSE Sociology and LSE Human Rights Event | Citizens to traitors: Bengali internment in Pakistan, 1971–1974

Thursday 20 May | 6pm | Free and public event at LSE

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

📢 Upcoming event at #LSE | From citizen to subject: police militarisation and the imperial boomerang with Julian Go. 📅 Wed 27 May 🕡 6.30pm 📍 LSE & online

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Professor Julian Go | Is liberal militarisation possible?

6.30pm Wed 27 May | Professor Julian Go, Dr Mahvish Ahmad, Professor Aaron Reeves | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

📢 Upcoming #LSE event: Citizens to Traitors Based on the new book by Ilyas Chattha, this talk examines Bengali internment in Pakistan (1971–74) and what it reveals about citizenship & state power. 🗓 Wed 20 May 🕒 3pm to 4.30pm 📍 LSE

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Free LSE Sociology and LSE Human Rights Event | Citizens to traitors: Bengali internment in Pakistan, 1971–1974

Wednesday 20 May | 3pm | Free and public event at LSE

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Join us at LSE for our Annual ICPS Lecture, where Professor Robin Celikates will examine migration both as a form of mobility and as a political practice. 📅 Thurs 7 May 🕒 6.30pm 📍 LSE Find out more and register to attend 🎫

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Annual Internationalism, Cosmopolitanism and the Politics of Solidarity Lecture 2026 | Migration as Anti-Fascist Movement? Rethinking the Question of Solidarity

Wed 7 May | 6.30pm | Free and public event at LSE

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Ayça Çubukçu @aycacu.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Happy to return to Cornell University, my alma mater, to give a talk today at a conference organized by the Polson Institute. I will be speaking about civilizational justifications of war and annihilation in the current conjuncture. renewingdevelopment.org/program.html @lsesociology.bsky.social

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RENEWING DEVELOPMENT: MEETING CRISIS BY CONNECTING AND TAKING ACTION

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Last month, Professor Kamari Clarke gave a public lecture on how digital technology has democratised the collection of visual evidence. Writing for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social, she shows how this translates into evidentiary standards shaping what and whose expertise is recognised.

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More evidence doesn’t mean more justice – The limits of visual technologies in human rights cases - LSE Impact

Digital technologies have democratised the collection of visual evidence, but its use in courts is circumscribed. Could we draw on a wider range of expertise?

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

🔍 Join us tonight at 5.30pm for 'Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere? Techno-humanitarianism under pressure' 🎙️ Kamari Maxine Clarke (University of Toronto) 🎤 @aycacu.bsky.social (LSE) 📍 In‑person public event | All welcome

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Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere? Techno-humanitarianism under pressure | Professor Kamari Maxine Clarke

Wed 18 March | 5.30pm | LSE | Free and public event

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

🌎 Join us next week for 'Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere?' Drawing on research from the ICC, Mexico, and northern Nigeria, this lecture asks: Who counts as an expert? What counts as harm? And what becomes invisible when justice is built around precise optics? #LSE #Sociology #HumanRights

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Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere? Techno-humanitarianism under pressure

Wed 18 March | 5.30pm | LSE | Free and public event

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

📺 Satellite images, geolocated videos, data dashboards — visibility has become a promise of justice. But is more evidence really leading to accountability? Professor Kamari Maxine Clarke explores the limits of “evidence revolutions.” 📅 Wed 18 March | 🕠 5.30pm | 📍 LSE | With @aycacu.bsky.social

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Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere? Techno-humanitarianism under pressure

Wed 18 March | 5.30pm | LSE | Free and public event

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🏙️ Join us tonight at #LSE for "Planning amid division: the politics of the public in Beirut" with Mona Fawaz and @davidjmadden.bsky.social. 🎫 Open to all and free to attend 🕡 6.30pm to 8pm #Sociology #Cities #Beirut

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CITY Annual Lecture | Planning amid division with Prof Mona Fawaz

6.30pm Mon 2 March | Mona Fawaz | Free public event at LSE

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

🤳 Evidence everywhere—#justice nowhere? What happens when the power to see violence outpaces the power to act on it? Join us at LSE for a talk on techno‑humanitarianism under pressure. Chaired by @aycacu.bsky.social. 🎫 Open to all and free to attend #LSE #Sociology #HumanRights

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Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere? Techno-humanitarianism under pressure | Professor Kamari Maxine Clarke

Wed 18 March | 5.30pm | LSE | Free and public event

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

In this interview, Professor Anthony Bogues expands on his recent lecture at LSE examining authoritarian resurgence, the unravelling of the postwar order, and the entanglements of liberalism and illiberalism. blogs.lse.ac.uk/humanrights/...

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Illiberalism, war, violence and authoritarianism: the current conjuncture – an interview with Professor Anthony Bogues LSE Human Rights

Professor Anthony Bogues examines authoritarian resurgence, the unravelling of the postwar order, and the entanglements of liberalism and illiberalism.

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Last night, we had the pleasure of being joined by Tareq Baconi to discuss his new book 'Fire in Every Direction'. In conversation with Mai Taha and @aycacu.bsky.social, they shared their thoughts on the themes of the memoir, including political consciousness, desire and displacement.

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Join us tonight for 'Fire in every direction' with Tareq Baconi. This talk will explore themes of political and queer awakening, drawing on personal experiences of displacement, belonging, and resistance. 🕡 6pm 📍 OLD.3.24, LSE Old Building 🔗 buff.ly/eJFXV1f #Sociology #HumanRights

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Fire in every direction | Public conversation with author Tareq Baconi

6pm Mon 16 Feb | Tareq Baconi | Free public event at LSE

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Next week, renowned Palestinian scholar Tareq Baconi joins us to discuss his memoir of political and queer awakening, 'Fire in Every Direction'. 📅 16 Feb | 🕕 6pm | 📍 LSE 🔗https://buff.ly/eJFXV1f #Sociology #HumanRights #memoir

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Fire in every direction | Public conversation with author Tareq Baconi

6pm Mon 16 Feb | Tareq Baconi | Free public event at LSE

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

🔍 Upcoming event | Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere? Techno-humanitarianism under pressure In an age when violence is visible in real time, documentation is often assumed to lead to justice, what happens when the ability to see outpaces the ability to act? 📍 Wed 18 March | 5.30pm | LSE

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Evidence everywhere, justice nowhere? Techno-humanitarianism under pressure | Professor Kamari Maxine Clarke

Wed 18 March | 5.30pm | LSE | Free and public event

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

🌍 From #Beirut’s 2020 Port explosion to #global planning debates: Prof. Mona Fawaz reflects on knowledge, politics, and representation in polarised contexts. Chaired by @davidjmadden.bsky.social. 📅 2 March | 6.30pm 🎟️ Open to all and free to attend #LSE #Sociology #Cities

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CITY Annual Lecture | Planning amid division with Prof Mona Fawaz

6.30pm Mon 2 March | Mona Fawaz | Free public event at LSE

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

🌿 Can governing with nature drive real transformative change in our cities? Join us next week to explore the politics, possibilities, and consequences of nature‑based solutions. 📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online #LSEEvents #Sociology #Cities

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Governing with nature: towards transformative change? | Professor Harriet Bulkeley

6.30pm Wed 11 Feb | Harriet Bulkeley | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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BSA Race & Ethnicity @bsarace.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

📆 🌍 We’re delighted to announce the programme for the Study Group’s research seminar series, Critical Currents! Join us for the first event next Tuesday at 1pm on Microsoft Teams. ⚡ Check out the programme here: tiny.cc/2ohy001 #race #ethnicity #AcademicSky #BSA #sociology #researchseminars

The poster show a melon in the background, and has "critical current;" written bold. Written and hilighted in red, there is "Every second Tuesday, 1PM-2PM, Online (Teams). The poster include names and theme titles for each session.

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LSE Middle East Centre @lsemiddleeast.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

'Mrie demonstrates how authoritarianism and war are interwoven: violence, repression and concessions of conscience permeate everyday routines, shaping both identity and ethical decision-making.' - Jenifer Vaughan (Fenton) for the MEC blog Read the book review: ow.ly/97iB50Y5rjQ

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Book Review – ‘Defiance: A Memoir of Awakening, Rebellion, and Survival in Syria’ by Loubna Mrie - Middle East Centre

Loubna Mrie's memoir is a fierce account of moral courage in the face of authoritarian Assad-family rule in Syria and rigid societal expectations.

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

🏙️ Upcoming event | Planning amid division: the politics of the public in Beirut Join us as we explore what happens to democratic planning when the idea of a common good becomes contested. 📅 Mon 2 March 🕡 6.30pm 📍 LSE Campus #Sociology #Cities #Beirut

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CITY Annual Lecture | Planning amid division with Prof Mona Fawaz

6.30pm Mon 2 March | Mona Fawaz | Free public event at LSE

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LSE Human Rights @lsehumanrights.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Join us on Mon 16 Feb for a public conversation with Tareq Baconi on his new memoir, Fire in Every Direction. The book explores themes of political and queer awakening, of impossible love amidst generations of displacement, and what it means to return home. 🎫 Register to attend

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Fire in every direction | Public conversation with author Tareq Baconi

6pm Mon 16 Feb | Tareq Baconi | Free public event at LSE

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LSE Sociology @lsesociology.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

🌲 Can nature reshape our cities? Join us at LSE to explore new ways of governing with nature. 📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online #LSEEvents #ClimateChange #Sociology #Cities

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Governing with nature: towards transformative change? | Professor Harriet Bulkeley

6.30pm Wed 11 Feb | Harriet Bulkeley | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE

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Ayça Çubukçu @aycacu.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

I wrote this before the recent uprising in Iran, and the massacre of thousands that followed. On @versobooks.bsky.social blog, the talk I gave at @histmat.bsky.social-London conference in November 2025. "Notes On Campist Internationalism" www.versobooks.com/en-gb/blogs/...

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Notes on Campist Internationalism

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